Police have released CCTV of a man involved an Doncaster dealership robbery
Thieves have stolen nine cars from a Doncaster Rd dealership, with CCTV footage capturing the moment a car was driven from the yard. WATCH VIDEO
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Three thieves pulled off their own version of Gone in 60 Seconds, stealing nine cars from a Doncaster dealership in one hit.
The brazen threesome prised open the sales office rear door before storming into the Doncaster Rd business sometime between 6pm on October 24 and the early hours of the next day.
Once the men were in the office, they stole keys which they used to start nine late-model vehicles — mainly Subarus, but also a Ford and a Mercedes — and drove them out of the car yard.
One of the vehicles has since been located on Arnold Grove in Doncaster but eight are still missing.
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Manningham detectives believe there are witnesses as there were people eating at various restaurants and a pancake outlet near the dealership at the time.
They’re especially keen to speak to anyone who might have seen a red SUV coming and going from the dealership.
Detective Senior Sergeant Rohan Courtis said police were hoping to hear from anyone with dashcam or CCTV footage taken inthe vicinity of the dealership at the time.
“They’ve come and gone in what we believe to be a red Mitsubishi Outlander that might have been stolen,” he said.
“The vehicle we recovered was probably left there to be picked up at a later date.
“We’ve done a lot of work to reduce the volume of car theft in the area lately so it’s concerning that we’ve had that quantityof cars stolen in one hit.”
The details of the eight vehicles are a blue 2019 MY19 Subaru Forester, registration 1QJ5SP; a blue 2019 MY19 Subaru Forester, 1QJ5SO; a red 2019 MY20 Subaru Forester, 1QJ5SR; a silver 2019 MY19 Subaru Impreza, not registered; a white 2019 MY19 Subaru XV, 1QJ5SS; a black 2016 Ford Ranger, 1KL1AD; a white 2013 Mercedes M Class, 1QE1YA; and a 2010 Subaru Forester, 1QF2VF.
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Investigators have released images of a man they wish to speak to.
They have also released video footage of a man walking near the dealership.
Anyone with information to phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.